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Paul E. Kostyu

But he stopped short of saying the Republican senator from Terrace Park would be part of the administration.

"I don't want to get ahead of ourselves," Ryan told The Enquirer in an exclusive interview Tuesday at a stop at Byer Steel Inc. in Carthage. "Rob Portman has been a close friend of mine for a long time. We see eye-to-eye on so many issues. He's a person who I have always looked to for advice. Rob Portman is just someone we look to as a great leader." ...